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SNTI four-day Tech-Ex 2019 ends today

Jamshedpur, March 05, 2019

Capability Development department, Tata Steel organised its 11th Technical Exhibition ‘Tech-Ex 2019’ from March 2 – 5, 2019 which concluded today at SNTI. The exhibition attracted young minds and citizens from all walks of life.

Keeping in line with the theme of ‘Technovation at work’ with a tag line of ‘Brighter tomorrow starts today’, the trainees exhibited various innovative projects of scientific & engineering marvel. A total of 65 projects were on display which offered myriad of solutions from critical industrial problems, farming, city management to safety and mankind. Out of these 65 projects the models catering to Digitization-Internet of Things (IoT) were Gas safety by IoT enabled drone, Automobile safety SOS, IoT based smart city management, Drone painting, IoT based home automation and IoT based pipe painting robot. The projects catering to mankind were Smart Blind Stick, Smart car, Flex Chair, human health monitoring system, multi crop harvester, accident alarm system, and wheelchair convertible to crutches.

During the exhibition, many theme-based events were also organised such as Sketching, Photography, Quiz and Treasure-hunt. Prizes and certificates were given away to all the participants and winners of various theme-based events.

About Tata Steel Tata Steel Group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 33 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). It is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. The Group recorded a consolidated turnover of US $20.41 billion (INR 133,016 crore) in FY18. In 2018, Tata Steel acquired Bhushan Steel Ltd (now renamed as Tata Steel BSL Ltd). Currently, Tata Steel's consolidated India crude steel production capacity stands at 18.6 MnTPA.

A Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM organisation, Tata Steel Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000.

Tata Steel retained Industry Leader position in FY18 and ranked second overall in the DJSI assessment, 2017. The Company has been recognised as the Climate Disclosure Leader in ‘Steel category’ by CDP (2017). Besides being a member of the World Steel Climate Action Programme, Tata Steel has won several awards including the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, ‘Corporate Strategy Award’ by Mint (2018), Golden Peacock Award for Risk Management 2018 and Best Risk Management Framework & Systems Award 2019 by CNBC TV18. The Company also received the ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ award from Ethisphere Institute for the seventh time (2018), Steel Sustainability Champions (2017) by the World Steel Association, Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards (2017 & 2018), Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award by Institute of Directors (2017 & 2018) as well as 'Asia's Best Integrated Report' award by the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (2017), among several others.

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